circumspectadjective
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.spekt/formalcareful not to take risks:
Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- jealous
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- prudent
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
- wary
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circumspection
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsɜː.kəmˈspek.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kəmˈspek.ʃən/
This is a very sensitive case requiring extreme circumspection.
circumspectly
adverb uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt.li/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.spekt.li/